Is this a good gaming pc build?

[Venom127]

Ram- Corsair Vengeance LED CMU16GX4M2A2666C16R 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4
CPU- Intel Core i5 6500
Graphics Card- MSI Radeon RX 470 Gaming X 8GB
Case- Phanteks Eclipse P400 Window Satin Black
Cooling- Deepcool Gamer Storm Maelstrom 240
Power Supply- XFX TS Series Pro 550W Power Supply
Motherboard- ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 Motherboard
Storage- Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM006

Thanks in advance

 

[codygriffy]

perfect @ venom

Really

The 1060 is good, but I still suggest a 1070 if you can afford it. It will definitely be worth it paired with everything else you have. In the end it is up to you. Good luck on the build!

Hes gaming on 1080p. A 1060 can max out everything in ultra, so why would he get a 1070?
If he decides its time to move on to 4k (in 3 years or sooner) alot of better cards will be out and dropped in price.

whats the point?

Because why wouldn't he? I mean you act like buying a GPU is just for the exact minimum. Getting a 1070 gives him more room for gaming above 60 fps. I've played competitive shooters for almost 19 years now. You obviously play at 120+ if you can afford it. Getting a 1070 will not only allow him more future proofing, but give him a better edge in games that will allow him a greater fps boost. I think it's better to tell someone the truth rather than, "Oh this ENOUGH for you, you don't need any better." And then they become disappointed down the road when they realize their limitations. Pretty sure anyone can agree with that!

 

[Venom127]

perfect @ venom

Really

The 1060 is good, but I still suggest a 1070 if you can afford it. It will definitely be worth it paired with everything else you have. In the end it is up to you. Good luck on the build!

Hes gaming on 1080p. A 1060 can max out everything in ultra, so why would he get a 1070?
If he decides its time to move on to 4k (in 3 years or sooner) alot of better cards will be out and dropped in price.

whats the point?

Because why wouldn't he? I mean you act like buying a GPU is just for the exact minimum. Getting a 1070 gives him more room for gaming above 60 fps. I've played competitive shooters for almost 19 years now. You obviously play at 120+ if you can afford it. Getting a 1070 will not only allow him more future proofing, but give him a better edge in games that will allow him a greater fps boost. I think it's better to tell someone the truth rather than, "Oh this ENOUGH for you, you don't need any better." And then they become disappointed down the road when they realize their limitations. Pretty sure anyone can agree with that!

Ive changed the card to a Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 8GB, and please stop arguing

 

[Venom127]

perfect @ venom

Really

The 1060 is good, but I still suggest a 1070 if you can afford it. It will definitely be worth it paired with everything else you have. In the end it is up to you. Good luck on the build!

So get the 1060 instead of the one I swapped it for

 

[veldrane2]

Which benchmark exactly because the impact of overclocking is different in each game. You might not see any gains at all in GPU bound titles but there is plenty of gain (10% and upwards) in CPU bound titles, so your comment was kinda ignorant.

this video buddy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrfTcXQlsbs ofcourse our opoinions may vary but if we add its all up z170 board instead of a h170 board a 6600k instead of a 6500 and andother aftermarket cooler for the 6600k is for me not worth the 120+ dollars/ euros

OC capabilities are most definetly worth it. Even if someone doesn't OC now, like myself because tehre is not much need to, in about 1 and a half or 2 years, I can just OC the crap out of my system. Already tested it and ran very comfy and super stable at around 4.7GHz on my i5 6600k. Reverted it to stock, cause like I said, not much need for it now.

Furtehr down the line why even bother with upgrades when you can just OC ? Save the money and save the time and any possible headaches resulting from upgrading. Its worth a lot more then just additional $120.

 

[Venom127]

Ive changed the GPU to a ASUS ROG GeForce GTX 1070 Strix Gaming 8GB OC, and added Thermaltake Water 3.0 Riing RGB 240mm AIO Liquid CPU Cooler

 

[superninja12]

the 1070 for 1080p is overkill but okay.
thethermaltake aiO cooler is a waste of money buy a good air cooler they cool just as good without a chance on leaking.

 

[Venom127]

the 1070 for 1080p is overkill but okay.
thethermaltake aiO cooler is a waste of money buy a good air cooler they cool just as good without a chance on leaking.

I'm just gonna get it anyway, just to keep it cooler, but thanks for the input

 

[codygriffy]

the 1070 for 1080p is overkill but okay.
thethermaltake aiO cooler is a waste of money buy a good air cooler they cool just as good without a chance on leaking.

I'm just gonna get it anyway, just to keep it cooler, but thanks for the input

It's not overkill btw. You will find a better gpu is always useful for monitors 144hz +. Everyone thinks that once you hit 60 fps that instantly anything more is OVERKILL. If you watch any benchmark on youtube you can see games that get 200 fps and then dip down to 130 and even lower at times. So yes you may be hitting insane fps looking in a certain direction, or being in a certain area of a game, but having the extra head room is always going to raise your MIN fps in any situation.